Shadow Slave

Chapter 12

Right now, that obstacle was looking down, avoiding Sunny's gaze. His hand was resting on the sword handle. As always, the young slave had no idea about what was going on inside Hero's perfectly shaped head.

The uncertainty was making him nervous.

Finally, after some time had passed, the soldier spoke:

"I have only one question."

Both Sunny and Scholar stared at him while holding their breaths.

"Yes?"

"You said that one of us must be sacrificed to save the other two. Why him? From what I see, you are far closer to the grave."

'A great question! I was just about to ask it myself.'

Sunny turned to the older slave, trying very hard to suppress a mocking grin. But to his dismay, Scholar had an answer ready.

"Before the first attack, he was already bleeding because of your senior's whip. During the attack, he was drenched in the blood of a fellow slave. His cloak, too, was soaked in it when the previous owner died. The boy already reeks of blood. Keeping him alive will put us in danger. That's why he is the best choice."

The grin died before reaching Sunny's face.

'Curse you and your big brain!'

Scholar's reasoning was appallingly solid. Hero listened, his expression growing darker with each word. Finally, he looked at Sunny, a dangerous light shining in his eyes.

"That is true."

Sunny felt his mouth getting dry. Cold sweat was running down his spine. He tensed, ready to act…

But at that moment, Hero smiled.

"Your logic is almost unassailable," he said, unsheathing the sword. "However, you failed to account for one thing."

eyebrow, trying to

"What might that be?"

to face him, the smile disappearing from his face. Now, he was

Just one of the revolting crimes you have committed would be enough to make

Scholar's eyes widened.

but the smell

bleed enough to overpower

happened so fast that Sunny barely had time to react. Hero lunged forward with a speed that seemed almost inhuman. A moment later, Scholar was shrieking on the ground, his leg broken with one strike from the flat side

like that, Scholar was

such stark contrast with his usually graceful demeanor that Sunny felt blood turning to ice in his

look and said in

"Wait for me here."

dragged him down the path, soon disappearing behind a rock outcropping. After a few minutes, terrible screams

left

This is… this is

couldn't believe how sudden Scholar's demise

acting as though nothing had happened. But it was exactly that normalcy that unnerved Sunny the

Scholar's rucksack and throwing most of the firewood out, the young soldier put it over his shoulder and nonchalantly turned to the

go. We need to

say, Sunny gave him a nod and headed

only two of

of stupid, but Sunny suddenly felt

the stone path was much easier than scaling the mountain wall. He even had time for unnecessary thoughts. A strange feeling of melancholy descended on Sunny… somehow, he began to feel that the end of this nightmare, whatever it

walked in silence for some time

happened. It's not your fault. The decision was

was a few steps

that you don't. Just trust

which one of us feels

always trying to rationalize their actions, always desperate to maintain an illusion of righteousness even while

an

you? Well, fair

again after that, each preoccupied

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